roughshod
📖 Definitions
adjective
1. Domineering; bullying; brutal.
2. Having horseshoes with projecting nails or calks to prevent slipping.
adverb
In a domineering or harsh manner.
💬 Usage Examples
“Since coming to power in 2010, the government of Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, has consistently disdained judicial independence, academic and media freedoms, and the rights of migrants. It has, in the view of many people, run roughshod over some of the core values of the European Union.” Orban Sceptics; The Economist (London, UK); Sep 15, 2018.